Dr Peter Small, chief medical officer, Hyfe, explains why the G20 needs to bring the urgency and digital technology of the response to COVID-19 to fight against tuberculosis. Recently I had the pri… [+7695 chars]
Monkeypox, a rare but potentially deadly illness, has been detected in the UK, according to the country's health officials. The virus is much less contagious than the virus that causes Covid-19, an… [+3405 chars]
Trial Population Between March and August 2021, a total of 751 participants who were 6 to 11 years of age were enrolled in part 1 of the trial and 4016 participants were enrolled in part 2. In part … [+12851 chars]
At least fifteen million dead. A week before the meeting of the second International Summit onthe SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, the WHO publishes a heavier toll than the previous ones. The 6 million deaths me… [+7535 chars]
Chronic respiratory symptoms in young adulthood were associated with increased risk for cardiovascular disease and all-cause mortality in midlife, independent of CV risk factors, smoking and lung fun… [+2246 chars]
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic condition where the immune system attacks the protective myelin layer that covers your nerves. Worldwide estimates for the number of people in 2020 with MS is 2.8… [+8279 chars]
Healthy adults who eat a diverse diet, with at least 8-10 grams of soluble fibre such as grains, beans, lentils, nuts and some fruits and vegetables daily, have fewer antibiotic-resistant microbes in… [+2551 chars]
Ah, cholesterol. Although this "waxy, fat-like" element in your bloodstream is one of those words that makes people cringe, some of it is actually necessary in order for your body to produce healthy … [+4009 chars]
Introduction Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a major public health problem and is the third leading cause of death in China.1 According to Global Strategy for the Diagnosis, Manageme… [+38243 chars]
Cases of unexplained hepatitis have risen to at least 348 globally, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), which is now looking into the potential role played by adenovirus and COVID-19 in… [+2989 chars]
In a recent article published in the Developmental Cell journal, researchers reported that severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)-induced anosmia was based on non-cell-independe… [+5663 chars]
The distribution of mutations in cancer is highly non-uniform. Mutations in oncogenes and tumour suppressors are enriched across cancers, and specific sites known as hotspots are more frequently muta… [+28492 chars]
